Chondoist Chongu Party

Chondoist Chongu Party
천도교청우당
ChairmanRi Myong-chol
FounderKim Tarhyon
Founded8 February 1946 (1946-02-08)
HeadquartersPyongyang
ReligionCheondoism
National affiliationDemocratic Front for the Reunification of Korea
(1949–2024)
Party flag
Chondoist Chongu Party
Chosŏn'gŭl
천도교청우당
Hancha
天道敎靑友黨
Revised RomanizationCheondogyo Cheongudang
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏndogyo Ch'ŏngudang

The Chondoist Chongu Party[a] (Korean천도교청우당) is a popular front party in North Korea. The party was founded on 8 February 1946 by a group of followers of the Ch'ŏndogyo. The party increasingly came under the influence of the government over time and is now under the effective control of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea. The founding-leader of the party was Kim Tarhyon.

The party is headquartered in the capital Pyongyang.[2]

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  2. ^ The Europa World Year: Kazakhstan – Zimbabwe. London: Europa Publications. 2004. p. 2481. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.


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